I used to play in rock bands, the most notorious being Housecoat Project which made a couple albums and toured the USA several times... long ago in a galaxy far, far away it seems.
Somehow I got turned on to jazz (inevitable for a horn player I guess) which is what I was given to play when I was learning saxophone as a kid, so I've come around full circle. I really enjoy the challenge of navigating thru all the complex chord changes and trying to improvise a logical melody. I also really love all those great old songs-- the "Great American Songbook" as they've become to be known.
I did some soundtrack work recently on a documentary about author Hubert Selby Jr., It/ll Be Better Tomorrow . The film was released in 2007 and is now available via Netflix, Blockbuster and Amazon.
Among well-known musicians I've been honored to perform with are:
Dave Hoffman (Ray Charles), Dr. Carl Hammond (Burt Bacharach, Harry Connick, Sr., Nelson Riddle Orchestra), Eric McFadden (P-Funk, George Clinton, EMT, Eric Burdon & The Animals), Ed Ivey , Paulo Baldi (Cake, Les Claypool), Robert Lanuza, Wayne Foster , Kevin Dow , Richard Michos, Ken Kearney, Melecio Magdaluyo (Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston, Pete Escovedo, Santana), Dave Slusser (John Zorn, Rubber City), Ralph Carney (Tom Waits, B-52's, Bill Laswell), Jim Juhn, Johnny Serano, Red Archibald, George Adelson, Ben Randall, Randy Creighton, Tony DiBono, Jay Crawford, Michael Dean, Michel Schorro, David Petrione, Tommy Price, Buzz Campbell (Hot Rod Lincoln), Ezra Gale (Bitch's Brew, Aphrodesia, Mas Cabeza), Eli Cruz, John Abella, Ben Wanicur, Darren Plies, Danny Cao, Tommy Collins, Joey Carano, Ed Reeves, Paul Diffin, Ben Levine, Joe Kyle, Michael McIntosh , Shan Kenner, Charlie Hall, Chris McGrew, Volonte Williams , Charles Ferris, Michael Parsons, Riz Rizza, Tim Butler, Bruce Grafrath, Jason Littlefield, Chris Conner, Ryan Doyle, Bruce Cameron ...
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